From director Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs) comes this bone-chilling adaptation of the classic 1959 novel and 1962 film of the same name. Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco (Denzel Washington, Man on Fire) finds himself haunted by terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw (Liev Schreiber, Spotlight), now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco’s fears deepen, Shaw’s political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the bizarre memory of what really happened begins to return. An all-star cast featuring Jeffrey Wright (The Batman), Jon Voight (Runaway Train), Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker) and screen legend Meryl Streep (Silkwood)—mesmerizing in the role originated by Angela Lansbury— highlights this edge-of-your-seat mindbender of a movie.
And we’re giving away three copies!
To enter, send an email with the subject header “MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE” to geekcontest @ gmail dot com and answer the following question:
Richard Condon, who wrote the novel The Manchurian Candidate and adapted the original
1962 screenplay also wrote this novel which was adapted to film in 1979 and explored the conspiracies surrounding the assassination of a U.S. president, reminiscent of J.F.K.?
Please include your name, and address (U.S. only. You must be 18 years old).
Only one entry per person and a winner will be chosen at random.
Contest ends at 11:59 PM EST on May 19, 2024.
